Love Is the Ritual

Intro: 0:00
    Dm          G/D
...Love is the ritual!

D | D | D | C G

Verse 1: 0:14
 D
Hey! Little sister,
           D
She got a lot of time, she got a lot of money.
D5                    C       G
  Don't you know that ain't enough.
0:23
 D
Hey! Pretty thing
D
All dressed up for the main attraction.
D5                  C           G
  Like a baby doll looking for love

Pre-chorus: 0:32
         A#
And she doesn't need a reason.
          A#                     G5!
She just hears a calling to the wild.
          C5 F5
Hey, yeah!

Chorus: 0:51
 D5
God gave man the breath of life
     A#/D
To grow up strong, to take a wife,
     C/D
To change the world and
             G/D
Love is the ritual.
0:59
              D5
You learn to walk and talk and laugh and cry.
           A#/D
Work your fingers to the bone till the day you die.
      C/D
And above it all
             G/D
Love is the ritual. (Ritual)

Post-chorus: 1:09
 D5
Na, na, na, na.
 D5
Na, na, na, na.
 D5    C5 F5
Na, na.

Verse 2: 1:16
 D
Hey! Little man,
 D
Beating his chest and flexing his muscles.
D5                   C            G
  Gun for hire, he shoots for a star.
1:25
 D
Hey! Like a handsome prince
 D
Walking down the street in his shining armor.
D5          C             G
  Romeo in search of his heart.

Pre-chorus: 1:34
           A#
There's a method to this madness,
       A#                     G5!
And a message calling to the wild.
          C5 F5
Hey, yeah!

Chorus: 1:53
 D5
God gave man the breath of life
     A#/D
To grow up strong, to take a wife,
     C/D
To change the world and
             G/D
Love is the ritual.
2:02
              D5
You learn to walk and talk and laugh and cry.
          A#/D
Give you heart and soul till the day you die.
      C/D
And above it all
             G/D
Love is the ritual. (Ritual)

Instrumental: 2:12
D5 | D5 | D5 | D5

Break: 2:20
N.C.
Come on dance little sister, little sister wants
         D5 C5 D5
To dance.
N.C.
All night looking' for true
        D5 C5 D5
Romance
2:30
N.C.
When in a black leather jacket walks little
        D5 C5
Brother
N.C.
To rock her world, to be her
      D5 C5
Lover.

Pre-chorus: 2:39
    A#               C
So signal all the children,
        A#                     G5!
Send a message calling to the wild.
    C5 F5
Hey!

Chorus: 2:57
 D5
God gave man the breath of life
     A#/D
To grow up strong, to take a wife,
     C/D
To change the world and
             G/D
Love is the ritual.
3:06
        D5
So you walk and talk and laugh and cry.
           A#/D
Work your fingers to the bone till the day you die.
      C/D
And above it all
             G/D
Love is the ritual. (Ritual)

Post-chorus: 3:15
 D5
Na, na, na, na.
 A#/D
Na, na, na, na.
 C/D                 G/D
Na, na. Love is the ritual. (Ritual)
3:25
 D5
Na, na, na, na.
 A#/D
Na, na, na, na.
 C/D                 G/D
Na, na. Love is the ritual. (Ritual)
3:34
 D5
Na, na, na, na.
 A#/D
Na, na, na, na.
 C/D                 G/D
Na, na. Love is the ritual.

Coda: 3:42
  G/D!
(Ritual)
 Love is the ritual.